Planning board approves 2400 East Atlantic mixed‑use development and an administrative adjustment; board adds parking condition

Pompano Beach — On Aug. 27 the Planning & Zoning Board approved two linked items for a full‑block redevelopment at 2400 East Atlantic Boulevard: (1) a major administrative adjustment that allows a proposed increase in maximum building length from 300 feet to 360 feet, and (2) the major site plan for a mixed‑use development with multifamily housing, an internal parking garage, ground‑floor commercial and a publicly accessible pedestrian cross‑block passage and plaza.

Staff overview and recommended conditions

Pamela Stanton, Development Services, summarized the application and the EOD subarea context: the parcel crosses three EOD subareas (core, center and edge), which drives the stepped building heights (up to eight stories in the core, stepping down to five and three stories in the center and edge). Staff recommended approval of the administrative adjustment and the site plan provided the applicant satisfies a set of standard and project‑specific conditions. Key conditions in the staff report included: the ETOD affordable‑housing requirement (option to set aside units or pay an in‑lieu fee; applicant indicated intent to pay the in‑lieu contribution), a five‑foot right‑of‑way dedication along East Atlantic Boulevard to comply with the Broward County trafficways plan, a shade structure covering at least 60% of the exposed top‑level parking, public‑art or art‑fee obligations tied to the density bonus, a requirement that the 4,950‑square‑foot south plaza remain publicly accessible if the…